After two weeks of chaotic debates, the examination of the pension reform ended on the night of Friday February 17 to Saturday February 18. Article 7, which relates to the decline of the legal age to 64, was not voted. While environmentalists have criticized the “strategic failure” of LFI, the Insoumis defend themselves. The Rebellious MPs “Hold their ground even when their NUPES allies sadly aligned themselves with the lessons of good manners given by Macronie”wrote Jean-Lean Luc Mélenchon in a blog post on Friday. “We had different tactical assessments, but we were united on the essentials”, declared on franceinfo the rebellious deputy Aurélie Trouvou. Follow the situation in our live.
Debate ended in the Assembly without a vote on raising the legal age. The review ended on Friday at midnight, without a vote on Article 7, which relates to raising the legal age to 64. “You insulted me for 15 days”, got angry the Minister of Labor Olivier Dussopt when addressing the LFI deputies. Nobody cracked and we are there in front of you for the reform”, he concluded, his voice hoarse.
RN motion defeated. She collected only 89 votes, in the night from Friday to Saturday, far from the required majority, which is 287 votes. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne denounced the “two populisms” of the National Rally and La France insoumise, in response to the motion of censure by Marine Le Pen who ridiculed a pension reform project “badly designed, badly worn and badly explained”.
Text expected in the Senate. It is now up to senators to consider the bill. The text is now expected in the Senate, on February 28 in committee, then on March 2 in the hemicycle.